Bill > S171

This bill aims to protect innocent sellers in products liability actions. It establishes that a manufacturer must indemnify and hold harmless a seller against any loss arising out of a products liability action, except for losses caused by the seller's own negligence or misconduct. The bill also limits the liability of non-manufacturing sellers, stating they are not liable for harm caused by a product unless they participated in the design, altered the product, installed it, controlled the content of the warning, made an incorrect factual representation, knew of a defect, or the manufacturer is insolvent or not subject to the court's jurisdiction. Additionally, the bill creates rebuttable presumptions that a manufacturer or seller is not liable if the product complied with mandatory federal safety standards or was pre-approved by the federal government, unless the claimant can show the standards were inadequate or the manufacturer withheld or misrepresented information.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S171